A reporter for RT France has been caught in tear gas as French police clash with demonstrators protesting against labor reforms in Nantes. Several arrests have been made. Protests have also taken place in Paris.

Between 700 and 800 people marched the streets of Nantes to express their discontent with the controversial legislation, RT France reported. The marchers shouted “Resistance!” as they made their way through the city, according to Pays de la Loire.

The protests follow similar demonstrations against reforms put forward by Labor Minister Myriam El Khomri. The government says the labor reforms – which focus on fighting unemployment by loosening protections on France's 35-hour work week and layoffs, and reducing overtime bonuses – will help curb the country's high unemployment rate. Protesters and workers' unions, however, say the government wants to make it easier and less costly for employers to lay off workers.

France's unemployment rate hit a record high last month, pushing jobless numbers to almost 3.6 million people, according to the Labor Ministry.